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Baby Led Weaning: 5 Tips for Feeding Success!

November 15, 2020 33 Comments

Choking & Baby-Led Weaning: 8 Tips to Prevent Choking

November 15, 2020 17 Comments

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Milk for Babies and Toddlers: A Dietitian’s Helpful Guide

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*New One-Pan Recipe* Every time I make this one-p

*New One-Pan Recipe*

Every time I make this one-pan peanut sesame chicken (which is often), my kids scream for joy, because it’s their absolute favourite. And I love it too, because it’s literally one of the easiest supper recipes that I have 🙌🥘

You throw some staples into the food processor or blender, pour over chicken, and bake. That’s it! And the flavour you guys... 🤤🤤🤤

Swipe left 👈 for the full recipe or visit my blog (link in bio👆)
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#thaipeanutchicken #recipeideas #easyrecipes #onepanrecipes #onedishmeal #simplerecipes #kidapproved

I’m not sure if there’s a correlation here or

I’m not sure if there’s a correlation here or not, but what I’ve noticed is that the stronger I become physically, the stronger I become mentally and emotionally too💪

Maybe the physical strength is just a by-product of the shift towards more resilience and mental strength; feeling the desire to move, push, jump, dance more; escape from reality for 30-60 minutes a day 🤷‍♀️

Regardless, I do know that @barrebodystudio has contributed immensely to both my physical and emotional strength-building over the last few years. Like, HUGELY impactful ✨

So much so, that - fast forward to today - I’ve co-created a holistic wellness program called Elevate, in partnership with @marlobrausse , owner of BBS✨

It was such a huge success in the Fall that we’ve re-launched this Winter, with an amazing team of women health experts. Nutrition and fitness are the backbone, but it is SO much more this time around 💕

Elevate 2021 is going to be MAGIC 🤸‍♀️ 🙌✨

Until January 21st we are offering this program at the incredibly reduced rate of $199. Don’t miss out! Link in bio 👆
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#elevate2021 #yychealth #yycfitness #barrebodystudio #nutrition

Flourless Chocolate Lentil Muffins: One of my most

Flourless Chocolate Lentil Muffins: One of my most popular recipes by far 🙌

I’m not even sure this post needs a caption 🤤😍 (swipe 👈 for recipe!)
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#easymuffins #chocolatemuffins #healthymuffins #glutenfreemuffins #plantbasednutrition #healthysnacks #dietitianapproved #kidapproved #lovelentils

Research shows that parental food habits and feedi

Research shows that parental food habits and feeding practices are THE most dominant determinants of a child’s eating behaviours and food choices. Wow 🤯

Breathe and know this:

The above is true. But remember what your role is as the feeder... it’s NOT to GET your child to eat.

You cannot force or coax your child to eat a certain food or amount. If forcing, coaxing, bribing, punishing, rewarding is part of your feeding strategies, your child’s script becomes “my body is not to be trusted. Even if I’m full, I still need to eat because daddy or mommy wants me to. I need to eat to please others.”
Or “I’m not ready to try this food yet. It’s scary. But if I don’t, I’ll get in trouble.”

These strategies are well-meaning. You feel that it’s your job to make sure that your child is well nourished. I get it! But your child will do that all on their own if they’re granted the opportunity 😉

So, instead, focus on this:

🍉Provide balanced, nutritious meals and snacks. Kids should have at least 2 hours between eating opportunities to develop an appetite. The kitchen should be closed in between.
🍉Trust your child’s body and encourage them to trust it as well. Let your child decide if and how much they eat at those eating times. Encourage your kids to listen to their bodies.
🍉 have compassion when kids are learning to self-regulate. If they become hungry an hour after mealtime, remind that the kitchen is closed, but be compassionate and be curious, asking questions that help them to tune into their bodies and learn for next time.
🍉model healthy, balanced eating, as well as tuning into your OWN body at mealtimes
🍉facilitate positive mealtimes, regardless of whether your child eats or not
🍉encourage and praise bravery; not eating
🍉do not label food as good or bad - call it what it is — spinach, or an Oreo.
🍉 do not label your child as a “big eater” or “picky eater”
🍉 speak positively about food and bodies (including you own)
🍉 avoid any diet or weight talk

And trust that you’re doing a great job and know that scripts can be re-written 😘

*TIMELY ANNOUNCEMENT* 2020 sucked the life out of

*TIMELY ANNOUNCEMENT*

2020 sucked the life out of all of us. It took its toll on our physical health, mental health and emotional health. And we're not out of the woods either. We see the light, yet there's so far to go. Many of us are literally just taking it hour by hour, trying to get through our days knowing that we don't really know anything at all. We don't know what tomorrow brings. We don't know when things will go back to normal. We don't know when we'll be able to truly heal from all of this. There's a lot of NOT knowing. This is stressful and draining.

I hear you ❤️
I see you ❤️

Because of this, @marlobrausse of @barrebodystudio and I have joined forces on an incredible venture:
The Elevate 2021 program ✨

This is an 8-week mind and body wellness program. With nutrition and fitness as the pillars of the program, we’ve also sprinkled in special bonuses from fellow wellness experts: psychological support, pelvic floor support, digestive health support and more. All optional and all included 🙌

This is a chance to right some wrongs done to our bodies in 2020. To heal some of the wounds on our souls and minds.

In an effort to make the Elevate program accessible to everyone (and because we believe it in so much), we’ve decided to offer this amazing 8-week program for $199. To put this into perspective, that is just over the price of a one-hour consult with me. You'll have me for 8 weeks - a dietitian in your back pocket - along with fitness videos, and support from other health professionals, for just over the cost of a one-hour consultation with me. It's $25 a week! And what you’ll receive will last a lifetime.

Here's what's included:
💪 8-weeks of non-stop fitness motivation with daily workout calendars to follow at your own pace
💪A beautiful full-colour 65 page nutrition guide + meal plans + recipes
💪Hour-long nutrition workshop led by me
💪Weekly *optional* educational LIVE workshops with our wellness team experts
💪 Closed Facebook group where you’ll receive daily motivation and support
💪weekly motivational emails

Ready to Elevate with us? 🙌

This one time offer expires on January 20th, 2021. Link to sign-up page in my bio 😘

It’s back to packing lunches now that the kiddos

It’s back to packing lunches now that the kiddos are back to school, and I’m willing to bet that none of us are particularly excited about this specific task 👎

Here’s the thing: it doesn’t have to be perfect or beautiful or time-consuming. In fact, kids usually prefer simple, fun and easy 😉

My kids LOVE lunchable-style finger-food lunches like this pizza-inspired one:

🍕 Mini whole grain pitas
🍕Tomato sauce
🍕Cooked meat of choice
🍕Shredded Cheese
🍕Veggies and fruit on the side

Tell me your child’s favourite finger-food-style lunch below! 👇
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#lunchables #schoollunches #backtoschool #lunchtime #fingerfoodlunch #dietitianapproved #healthykids #healthylunch #bentobox

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